In a message dated 5/25/00 1:40:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ktaylor@PREMIER1.NET writes:

<< The carpets in my '91 Multivan are worn on and I want to replace them.  I
haven't been
 able to find replacement carpets (not mats... the basic carpet system).   I
found a
 chunk of carpet down at the local carpet shop that looks pretty good...
heavy duty
 commercial carpeting... black with lots  of specks of color throughout.  My
plan is to
 remove the original carpeting and send it with the new chunk of carpeting to
a local
 company that cuts and stitches edging so that the... uh... well, the edges
are
 stitched. (yawn).  Anyone know of a flaw in that plan?  Will there be a
problem if the
 new carpet is thicker?
  >>

fyi, i have front vanagon carpets FS..   blue, tan..   sorry, i just sold me
last grey one...  ;<)
chris